Vinyl pressings
by Seals & Crofts · 1972
Summer Breeze was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
1 S \ BS 2629-B̷ A 40202-1B B²A side etch, variant 1
S 1 BS 2629-A̷ B 40203-1BB side etch, variant 1
BS 2629-B̷ A ̷4̷0̷2̷0̷3̷-1B 40202-1B B7 S2A side etch, variant 2
BS 2629-A̷ B B̷ ̷4̷0̷2̷0̷2̷-̷-1A 40203 D7 S1B side etch, variant 2
T 1 BS2629 40203-1-2A Side Etch Variant 1
T 1 BS2629 40202-1-2B Side Etch Variant 1
T 1 BS-2629 40202-1-4A Side Etch Variant 2
T 1 BS 2629 40203-1-2B Side Etch Variant 2
p BS 2629 40202-1 D11Side A etched, p, D11 stamped, variant 1
p BS 2629 40203-1Side B etched, p stamped, variant 1
p BS 2629 40202-1 1 ASide A etched, p, 1 A stamped, variant 2
p BS 2629 40203-1 B 1Side B etched, p, B 1 stamped, variant 2
o 4 BS 2629 40202-1Side A runout variant 1
BS 2629 40203-1Side B runout variant 1
BS 2629 40202-1Side A runout variant 2
BS 2629 40203-1Side B runout variant 2
BS 2629AB 40203-1A 40202-1ASide A
1 BS 2629A 40203-1A 40203
1 S \ BS 2629-B̷ A 40202-1B B²A Side runout, etched
S 1 BS 2629-A̷ B 40203-1BB Side runout, etched
S40,202A Side label
S40,203B Side label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records K2-46173First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 173 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8275WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8275WLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | New Zealand | World Record Club WRC E.3134 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 2629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WBR 2629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Philippines | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BS 2629First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Korea | Oscar 509LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2520LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1262LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46173 / Warner Bros. Records K46173First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 10 / Warner Bros. Records NR 10LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Analogue Productions APR 024-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2629LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46173LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS4 2629LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2629LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
49 vinyl pressings of Summer Breeze are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2629.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2629, K2-46173, K 46173, WB 46 173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S \ BS 2629-B̷ A 40202-1B B² and S 1 BS 2629-A̷ B 40203-1B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
